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Movie truck question... "Hooper".

 
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AdamtheWayne



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PostPosted: Thu Sep 10, 2020 2:50 pm    Post subject: Movie truck question... "Hooper". Reply with quote

I've been wanting to do the GMC stunt vehicle from the Burt Reynolds flick "Hooper".
Does ANYone, know what color it was, and what the heck was on the tailgate?

(I know it's red, looking for a color name)







Best shots I could find.
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Radar43



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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:06 am    Post subject: Truck Reply with quote

It looks to be a factory color and I noticed that it has a Chevy grill. But I don`t know about the tail gate. Maybe you could google factory paint colors for each year Chevy truck from late 1970s to 1985. Good luck, that would be a nice build.
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 7:15 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Red Poly maybe?

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PostPosted: Fri Sep 11, 2020 10:27 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've looked up factory colors and I'm pretty sure it's the red Poly.

Interesting to note, for this scene the truck's body was mounted backwards on the frame. Unsure why. Any stuntman worth his belt could have done it without that trick.

As for the tail gate? Who knows!
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PostPosted: Fri Sep 18, 2020 2:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/529102656201837562/

I also think it looks like a OEM color but I was thinking earlier '70's.
This looks close.

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PostPosted: Mon Nov 27, 2023 2:41 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hooper's 1977 Sierra Classic K15 is on my projects list. Best sources to build it are the Revell 1977 Sierra Plow Truck, swapping out the bed with the stepside in the Revell 1976 Chevy Sport Stepside. From watching the movie footage, I believe the correct body color in the Poly Red. The trick is finding the pinstriping trim decals, as is the custom tailgate.
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PostPosted: Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:16 pm    Post subject: hooper truck tailgate Reply with quote

re the tailgate
I did a google image search of "hooper pick up truck" and hit this pic. Its a replica but looks to be a copy of what was on the movie trucks tailgate

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